What Is Your Dream Rifle?

[Professor Mawla]

No classes to take at the College , this week . So plenty of time to think about rifles and hunting . What is each of your dream rifles to own ?

For me , it has got to be a Krieghoff side by side double rifle in 9.3x74 mm R ( Rimmed ) calibre . Box-lock , double triggers , automatic ejectors , 25 inch barrels . As much as I adore my .458 Winchester Magnum , I have always dreamt of hunting a marauding Royal Bengal tiger with a 9.3x74 mm R .

 

[Timbo]

Mine would be a double 470 nitro, sidelock with either a "doll's head" or Greener cross-bolt, from between the wars.

 

[chashardy]

I have one of my dream rifles, a John Rigby & Co. Big Game in 416 Rigby. My other dream rifle would be a Rigby Rising Bite in either 450/400 or 470 NE.

 

[meigsbucks]

Blaser R8. I have been enamored with the Blaser system since the early 2000’s. Barrels of choice would be: .300 Wby mag, .257 Wby mag, 9.3x62 and .280 Rem (J Sip and Sons)... to start with

 

[Wyatt Smith]

A Westley Richards drop lock 450 No. 2

 

[mark-hunter]

Hmmm...
If I need really to get my choice to one.... It would be double square bridge Mauser rifle, made by Rigby, in some of the calibers appropriate to the area and game I hunt (which is not defined in your question).. So, calibers I cannot reduce to only one choice. 7x57 (because its Rigby), or 375 h&h, or maybe 9.3x62. Each of these calibers is versatile in its own right, and with great history.

But I must tell you, this is very hard choice, to reduce to only one rifle. Real gentleman hunter, a sportsman, will need a battery of at least 2, 3, or 4 guns, for various purposes, and also to include proper shotgun in basic inventory.

 

[roverandbrew]

Rigby Big Game in 375 H&H. Basic finish on the wood. Nothing shiny.

 

[Hogpatrol]

A BAR with bipod, circa WW2.

 

[IvW]

Double O/U rifle, ejector model with ghost ring back up sights on the rifle barrels with the following sets of barrels.

1st set, 450/400 NE or 500/416 NE 3 1/4" with Aimpoint H2 QD
2nd set, 9.3x74R/7x57mm Bergstutzen with QD mounted 1-6x scope
3rd set, 12ga/12ga

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

My dream rifle : Westley Richards double rifle in 450/400Jeffery 3".

 

[cpr0312]

Rigby- tough call between .416 or .275

 

[WAB]

Vintage British game rifle on a double square bridge Mauser action in .404 J.

 

[Brent in Az]

A Bespoke Westley Richards Double, in .500 Nitro.

 

[BigSteve57]

Blaser R8 in 300 Win Mag and .376 H&H Mag.
I have them both, BTW.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Well, it has to be beautiful in form. It has to be utterly functional and 100% reliable. It must be balanced, and come up well every time. It has to be in a classic cartridge that can tell it's own story, and it cant cost the earth, so the dream can come true.
My choice boils down to either a Heym 98B double in 450/400, or a Ruger No1, red recoil pad model, in 450/400.
The Heym would have case hardening colours and a grade 5 walnut stock with dark rich colour to set off its intended British lines. The Ruger No1, just as it came out of the factory.

And the winner is...... the Ruger No1, the most beautiful rifle ever built that delivers of its best every time and asks only that you do your part.

 

[Tanks]

Even if money was no object I still would not be able to pick ONE dream rifle.

 

[35bore]

An M-60.

I'm getting closer every day....

 

[hammz]

I have one of mine: Winchester 1886 Deluxe 45-70

My other dream rifles:
Barrett M82 .50 BMG (plan on getting this within the next couple years)
Winchester Model 70 .416 Rigby (unfortunately Winchester doesn't make a magnum action so this is a pipe dream)

 

[TOBY458]

Even if money was no object I still would not be able to pick ONE dream rifle.

I feel your pain!

 

[Badboymelvin]

I have 2!

1. New Winchester M70 in .458 WM

2. Winchester M70 with a 26” 300Wby mag barrel fitted.

Borh perfection in my eyes.

Russ